January 2018
This report, prepared and conducted by Samuel Hall under the IOM DFID-funded MEASURE Project, outlines recommendations to support sustainable reintegration of migrants who return to their home countries in the framework of AVRR programmes.
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This report looks at the effect of New Kabul City - a development that when completed will occupy a space 1.5 times the size of the current capital and include agricultural, commercial, industrial and residential developments - on migratory and sedentary Kuchi populations that have traditionally used the intended area to graze their animals in the warmer months.
Read MoreFebruary 2012
This report presents the findings of a Women’s Safety Audit conducted in 10 public locations in Kabul city. It is designed to give a voice to women’s safety and security concerns and sets forth a number of recommendations to address the challenge of improving women’s security in public spaces in Kabul.
Read MoreMay 2012
In 2013, WFP adapted to both internal and external evolutions. Externally, WFP adjusted to the political transition looking forward to 2014 and to the expected focus from donors on sustainable development. Internally, their next Country Portfolio Evaluation framed the organisation’s strategy for the coming years.
Read MoreFebruary 2012
The “School in a Box” supports quality education for girls up to the end of secondary school, and includes training for teachers in innovative teaching methods; the use of scientific labs; English language, computer and physical education methods. This report provided a baseline survey of the schools enrolled on the programme in 2011.
Read MoreDecember 2011
The report sought to: i) establish a gender-focused baseline for the evaluation of community trust-building and police capacity building programmes; ii) identify major trends and evolutions in public perceptions of the ANP in Kabul, notably amongst women, and; iii) propose pragmatic recommendations for improving the relationship between Afghan women and the police.
Read MoreNovember 2011
The Jogi, the Chori Frosh and other segments of the Jat population are the most marginalised communities in Afghanistan. These communities suffer from a status as complete ‘outsiders’ in Afghan society and have remained almost entirely invisible to Afghan authorities, international donors and academics alike.
Read MoreNovember 2011
This study was a rapid assessment of one of the most prevalent, yet least known, forms of hazardous labour in Afghanistan – for both children and adults – and one of the worst forms of labour for children in particular. Narrowing in on one sector, this report strived to provide an accurate depiction of bonded labour practices in brick kilns in two provinces of Afghanistan.
Read MoreNovember 2011
This economic assessment report is based on desk research, labour market assessments and analyses and key stakeholder interviews in the four targeted provinces – Balkh, Baghlan, Kunduz and Kandahar – to identify growth sectors and jobs and technical vocational skills in greatest demand in each province in order to inform a skills training programme design process.
Read MoreOctober 2011
Over the last decade, the international community has allocated billions of dollars in funding for programming in livelihoods, service provision and social protection; however there has been little accompanying investment in research as a sector or as an internal capacity. Livelihoods remain under researched in Afghanistan.
Read MoreJuly 2011
This policy paper reviewed the changing humanitarian context for United Nations agencies in Afghanistan and provided the World Food Programme (WFP) with strategic recommendations on how to position itself in this context, fulfil a complex mandate and re-orient its programmes for increased technical and financial effectiveness.
Read MoreMay 2011
Afghan businesses’ lack of legal knowledge and access to legal advice frustrates economic growth in the region. Improved access would bring increased certainty to the marketplace, decrease business risk, and stimulate more informed business decision-making and domestic investment in the north of Afghanistan.
Read MoreJanuary 2011
How to respond to urban displacement and improve the care and maintenance to vulnerable displaced and returnee populations in Afghanistan’s main cities? After reviewing the background and context of urban displacement in Afghanistan, this paper aimed at highlighting the relevance and timeliness of analysing the movements of returnees and IDPs to Afghanistan’s main cities.
Read MoreDecember 2010
World Food Programme (WFP) Afghanistan has planned a systematic analysis of changes – positive or negative, intended or not – in people’s lives as brought about by the Food-For-Training (FFT) activities on livelihoods of participants and their communities. This report was the first comprehensive review of FFT in Afghanistan.
Read MoreOctober 2010
This report was commissioned to provide input to Mission East’s Afghanistan strategy revision. It provided recommendations for adjustments to ME’s country strategy and programming to make them more coherent and focused on Early Recovery, and it presented a critical review of the organisation’s current livelihood and WASH strategy.
Read MoreAugust 2010
Commissioned by People in Need (PIN), this study was an assessment of the districts of Zara and Kishindih and the development of sustainable alternative income generation activities to bring the most benefit to the target beneficiaries. It also included a practical implementation plan including set up of sector associations of beneficiaries and market access strategies.
Read MoreApril 2010
To extend its reach and impact, the Khorog campus of the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) delivered Training of Trainer programmes in vocational education/progressive technology implementation and administering scholarships to Afghan learners to take SPCE courses. This evaluation assessed the local economic situation and highlighted crucial sectors.
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